Aki Momii (籾井あき, Momii Aki, born 7 October 2000) is a Japanese volleyball player. She plays for Greek club AEK Athens and the Japan women's national volleyball team.[1] She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in Women's volleyball.[2]
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| Nationality | Japanese | ||||||
| Born | 7 October 2000 Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan | ||||||
| Height | 176 cm (69 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 65 kg (143 lb) | ||||||
| Spike | 285 cm (112 in) | ||||||
| Block | 278 cm (109 in) | ||||||
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| Position | Setter | ||||||
| Current club |  AEK Athens | ||||||
| Number | 12 (national team) 19 (club) | ||||||
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Early life
editMomii was born in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture.[3] Her father is Peruvian-Spanish, while her mother is Peruvian-Japanese. Momii is a Peruvian citizen until high school. [4][5]
When she was in elementary school, there was a volleyball team near her house, then she started playing volleyball when she was invited by a friend. Momii joined JT Marvelous after graduating from Hachioji Middle School in February 2019.
In 2021, she was selected to the Japanese national team for the first time in the Olympics. [6]
In May 2024, Momii joined AEK Athens in Greece.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Senior Women's National Team｜Senior Women｜Japan Volleyball Association". www.jva.or.jp. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
- ^ "Volleyball - MOMII Aki". Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 2021-07-25. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ "Aki Momii Profile｜JT Marvelous". www.jti.co.jp. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Aki Momii". www.nikkansports.com. 13 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Aki Momii's Parents". kazuki73.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Japanese Women's National Team at the Olympics｜Olympics Women's Team｜Japan Volleyball Association". hochi.news. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Κοντά σε συμφωνία με Μόμι η ΑΕΚ". sport-fm.gr (in Greek). 11 May 2024. Retrieved May 11, 2024.
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